Although the library uses defaults to specify the zones (areas) in which the accessors
operate, you can specify particular zones by using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface.
This process is called setting the preferred zone.
Service bay A (the HA1 frame) contains only gripper test slots ( 1 in
) for
diagnostic cartridges. Service bay B contains gripper test slots 2 for diagnostic cartridges,
and also contains unusable storage slots 3 . The storage slots in service bay B are not used
if the frame is configured as a service bay.
shows the location of slots in an
example of a service bay.
Figure 2. Cartridge slots in the service bays of the TS3500 Tape Library
. Service bay A is on
the left and contains only gripper test slots for diagnostic cartridges. An example of a
Service bay B is on the right and contains both gripper test slots for diagnostic cartridges
and unusable storage slots.
If you already have an installed TS3500 Tape Library and you want to add a second
accessor, your IBM Service Representative can add the accessor and its service bays.
Converting from a single accessor to a dual accessor library requires that the Service
Representative take down the entire library.
Should your library already contain the service bays and you decide to add one or more
expansion frames, your IBM Service Representative can convert service bay B to an
expansion frame, add the new frame or frames to the right, and convert the last frame on
the right to service bay B. This process requires no scheduled downtime (
downtime
is
designed to be less than one hour). To convert the existing service bay to an expansion
frame, the service representative removes the test slots and replace them with storage
slots. Similarly, to convert an expansion frame to a service bay, the service representative
removes specific storage slots and replaces them with the test slots. For more information,
contact your IBM Service Representative.
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